Oh, no benefit whatsoever. I'm just being silly. The same motivation I had when I made him a Santa hat and took some pictures. The hood and jesses really are...
Emily, Thanks for writing about Daisy. As I wrote in my first post, Phoebe has had one freeflight expience that ended abruptly when she flew back to her...
I think it is a logical next step to use this group to offer a way for flighted birds to have adopted homes that would allow them to fly. For example: If...
Hi all - I love the idea of Parrot Communities. Perhaps it would be an idea to look into Parrot Communities in several locations suitable for birds. I am...
Hi Heidi - My parrots are the same way. They do not care for treats much but will willingly come to me. I love Dusky Conures. They're great birds. Robbin ...
I got home about 10 am and entered kitchen to find June (B&G) atop cupboard cleaning. Actually, she was emptying it. What a mess. June looked at me and had...
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Feb 1, 2002 6:07 pm
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... She may be playing with your ear because she likes the taste of the remains of those flies you have been swatting <grin>. I am willing to bet your ear gets...
Everytime I see a pole barn, green house or any large building I think about free flight. A huge Lowes (home depot type store) is almost completed. I drive...
Doug Ratcliff
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Feb 1, 2002 9:44 pm
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I don't remember the exact towns, but there are some really nice rural areas of CA like WATSONVILLE that stay fairly warm all year long. Bugs as far as...
For those unfamiliar with Western Washington, it is cloudy and drizzly. There's a saying: "In the Pacific Northwest there are 2 season -- rainey season and...
... It has been in-home quarantine of birds for several years now. /emily (Who lives in Western Washington and wants to say that it's not quite as grim as Paul...
Doug wrote, "When I lived in town I made a flight that connected to the house by a window. I used a bunch of aluminum windows removed from schools. Eight...
Hi Robbin, I love the idea of parrot communities too. Keep the ideas coming, for sure. FYI, I've only been on this list a few weeks, at the invitation of...
Chris wrote, "My guess would be someplace like Arizona or New Mexico since both did have native parrots at one time - the Thick Billed Parrot." Interesting you...
Kim writes, "The other thing that just gets under her skin is when food is offered by hand. She was perched and once again, I tried to offer her something to...
Hello Heidi, ... The Flightphoto list is also on Yahoogroups.com and is a sister list to this one dedicated exclusively to photos. The idea being to share...
The Silver Dome in Pontiac, Michigan is available.....80,000 seats , lots of places to sit and watch the parrots fly. Probably not affordable. I produced the...
Hello Doug, ... Yes such a flying place would be of interest. The main idea is to give them flying time. In such a large structure, even macaws would be able...
The "Soccer Dome" might just be a neat place to let people bring their parrots for flying time... Lots of space, no hawks, but still "contained" enough to...
... Robbin That sounds interesting. Please let us know more about it as it happens. Now, in looking for a place to live and fly, do we want to consider land...
I believe they just think of me as a good perch. The male goffin was wild import and the female hand raised but not by me (about a year old when I got her. ......
Doug Ratcliff
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Feb 2, 2002 4:02 pm
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Doug: I am new to the list and I live in Michigan. My husband and I would be very interested in any bird activities going on in Michigan. Please let me know...
Sheri, Thanks for writing back. ... In the case I mentioned, the warning signals came only a fraction of a second before the bite and I didn't have time to get...
Merry We ran the EXPO in Utica MI a couple of times (one per year in the spring) It was a big bird fair that featured two bird shows, and two behavior speakers...
Hi Chris The great thing about the building that I am talking about is that is an "air-supported" structure - just a great big bubble kind of thing. No beams,...
Gwen I'm sure you have seen the building I am talking about - its that long "air dome" across from the water park on Auburn Road....imagine a few macaws...
